Varaha Purana 126.47: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 47
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
मृतौ स्वकाले राजेन्द्र क्रोधमोहपरिच्युतौ ।। जातोऽहं तव पुत्रस्तु कोसलाधिपतेः प्रियः
mṛtau sva-kāle rājendra krodha-moha-paricyutau || jāto ’haṃ tava putras tu kosalādhipateḥ priyaḥ
राजा, जब मौत का वक्त आया, तब मैं गुस्से और भ्रम से आज़ाद हो गया। मैं तुम्हारा बेटा बना, और कोसल के राजा को मैं बहुत प्यारा था।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: moral transformation at death and rebirth into royal lineages, used to frame ethical causality (karma) within courtly history.
Kosala is named; in historical geography it is commonly associated with the region around Ayodhyā in north India, though precise boundaries vary by period and source.
The verse foregrounds the ideal of departing life free from anger and delusion, implying ethical self-governance as a condition for favorable outcomes.
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